CN102907189A - Asset identification and tracking system and method - Google Patents
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Abstract
An asset identification and tracking system includes a plurality of antennas each constructed and arranged to be mounted to one of a plurality of rack positions within an equipment rack, a receiver coupled to each of the antennas, and an antenna selector coupled to each of the antennas for selectively enabling communication between one of the antennas and the receiver. The system may further include a controller coupled to the receiver and to the antenna selector. The system may further include a data center manager coupled to the controller for identifying and tracking an asset. Each of the plurality of antennas may be configured to receive a signal emitted by a RFH) tag attached to an asset mounted within the equipment rack. The receiver may include an RFID reader.
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Background of invention
1. invention field
The disclosure relates generally to asset identification and tracking field, and relates more particularly to the system and method for the frame installing type equipment of recognition data center and electric equipment chamber.
2. Discussions Of Related Technologies
Response is based on the demand of the economy of information, and purposes, requirement, scale and the complexity of information technology (IT) operation continue to increase significantly.The IT operation has caused that to the conclusive importance of many mechanisms the IT resource must be with the understanding of guaranteeing that its integrality and functional mode are managed.These resources comprise sundry assets, and only for several typical examples, it comprises computer system, network and telecommunication apparatus, power supply, environment controlling organization and safety device.For satisfying the needs of tissue, the system manager must easily identify and locate each assets in the collective resources group.
Traditionally, many concentrated in these assets is positioned in one or more data centers, realized centralized control and monitoring, although these assets also can remotely be located and interconnect by communication network.Individual other assets can be identified and follow the tracks of by manual examination method and apparatus.For example, unique identifying information appends to each assets with the form of bar code or radio frequency identification (RFID) label, provides to be used for mechanism that assets (and identity) are associated with position that it is installed.
Such method and apparatus needs the keeper to use each assets of device physical accessing that can read identifying information usually.Then, this identifying information can be registered or be recorded in the thesaurus.Yet, along with the quantity of assets increases, follow the tracks of by this way other assets and become more and more difficult and poor efficiency.In addition, whenever there being assets to be mounted, to remove or reorientate, then until carry out new inventory (inventory), the information in the thesaurus becomes out-of-date information with respect to these assets.In view of many explosive increases of organizing employed physical resource, and these resources ever-increasing frequency of being deployed and redistributing, the prior art that is used for checking and manage those assets has become and has been not enough to satisfy many IT operator present requirements.
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According to a kind of execution mode, asset identification and tracking system comprise a plurality of antennas, receiver and antenna selector, in a plurality of antennas each is constructed and arranged to be installed in the interior a plurality of shelf position of equipment rack, receiver is coupled to each in the antenna, and antenna selector is coupled in the antenna each to start selectively the communication between in the antenna one and the receiver.Native system also can comprise the controller that is coupled to receiver and antenna selector.Native system can comprise that also the data center manager that is coupled to controller is with based on identifying and follow the tracks of assets from the information that controller was received.In a plurality of antennas each can be configured to receive the signal by the RFID label emission that appends to the assets that are installed in the equipment rack.
Each comprised holding wire in the antenna and start line, wherein holding wire is coupled to receiver, and wherein starts line and be coupled to antenna selector.In the antenna each can be configured to when electric current is applied to the startup line of corresponding antenna by antenna selector signal is delivered to receiver by holding wire.Each comprised start-up circuit in the antenna, it is coupled to and starts line and holding wire.Start-up circuit can comprise diode.
Antenna can be encapsulated in one or more outer covers.Receiver can comprise the RFID reader.
According to another execution mode, a kind ofly comprise for identification and the method for following the tracks of assets: each of a plurality of antennas is installed in the equipment rack, so that each in the antenna is configured to receive signal from the RFID label that appends to one assets in a plurality of shelf position that are installed in the equipment rack; The assets that will have a RFID label are installed in a place in the shelf position; Start selectively in a plurality of antennas one to receive signal from the RFID label; And, send signal to receiver.
The method can comprise by receiver and reads the signal that receives to obtain the data from the RFID label.The method can comprise based on described at least one assets of described data identification.The method can comprise the position based on described at least one assets of described data tracking.The method can comprise based on described at least one assets of described Data Control.
According to another execution mode, asset identification and tracking system comprise the device that is configured to be installed in a plurality of antennas in the equipment rack and is coupled to a plurality of antennas, and described device is used for RFID label that sensing is associated with the assets that are installed in equipment rack and for the position of the assets of identification equipment frame.This system can comprise the device for the identification assets.This system can comprise the device for the position of following the tracks of assets.This system can comprise the device for the control assets.
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Accompanying drawing is not intended to draw in proportion.In the accompanying drawings, at the identical or approximately uniform assembly of each shown in each figure by same numeral.For clarity sake, not that each assembly can be marked in each accompanying drawing.In the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1 shows the block diagram according to asset identification and the tracking system of a kind of execution mode of the present disclosure.
Fig. 2 shows the front view according to the equipment rack with asset identification and tracking system of a kind of execution mode of the present disclosure.
Fig. 3 shows the top view according to the equipment rack with asset identification and tracking system of a kind of execution mode of the present disclosure.
Fig. 4 A shows the schematic diagram according to asset identification and the tracking system of a kind of execution mode of the present disclosure.
Fig. 4 B shows the schematic diagram according to the start-up circuit of a kind of execution mode of the present disclosure.
Fig. 5 shows according to the asset identification of a kind of execution mode of the present disclosure and the flow chart of tracking.
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The structure of the assembly shown in that embodiments of the present invention are not limited to state in the following description in it is used or the accompanying drawing and the details of layout.Embodiments of the present invention can and can be put into practice or carry out in every way with other execution mode enforcement.In addition, wording used herein and term are for the purpose of describing, and should not be considered as restrictive." comprise ", " comprising " or " having ", " containing ", " relating to " and variant use in this article thereof refer to comprise item and equivalent terms and the extra item of listing thereafter.
Assets inventory and management system are used in many organizations to follow the tracks of and are controlled at the information technology resources of centralized and distributed equipment in the two.Hold server, telecommunication apparatus etc. in many equipment racks of many companies in its data center.The inventory of these assets can be for example by use a plurality of bar codes or for good and all (or semipermanent ground) RFID reader of being positioned at the sundry assets position and connecting into network finish.By this way, assets can be come by remote tracing along with they are mounted or remove; But, when a large amount of the installation, provide and safeguard that the cost of many such readers may become too high.In addition, should notice guaranteeing that reader is configured to when each assets is mounted or removes it be read, to avoid assets because it is placed on the outer or any problem that is " lost " that motion was caused that is not detected of the scope of reader.If the character of asset location is far different (for example, not being read the position that device covers if assets are installed in), then in some cases, the identification of assets and tracking can not be used these method and apparatus.
In many data center environment, the IT assets are installed in the standardized device framework or casing that is called as equipment rack, for example by the defined equipment rack of EIA-310 standard.The large-scale data center can have a hundreds of equipment rack.The IT assets can comprise one or more equipment, such as server, network router, data storage device etc.The equipment that is designed for the installation in frame is described as " frame is mounted " usually, and usually has the width of standard, and for example 19 or 23 inches, the width of itself and frame is compatible.The several times that such equipment also often is designed to have with a rack unit or " U " are come the standards of measurement height, " U " normally 1.75 inches.Therefore, the size of the equipment that the frame of a height with a rack unit is installed is described to " 1U ", and two rack units are " 2U ", etc.
At least one aspect of the present invention relates to the system for identification frame installing type equipment.In at least a execution mode, each in a plurality of antennas is constructed and arranged to be installed to the shelf position in the equipment rack.Antenna-coupled is to receiver and antenna selector.In another embodiment, controller is coupled to receiver and antenna selector.In another execution mode, data center manager is coupled to controller.Each antenna can be configured to receive signal from appending to the RFID label that is installed in one the assets in shelf position in the equipment rack.
According on the other hand, a kind ofly comprise for identification and the method for following the tracks of assets: a plurality of antennas are installed in equipment rack; The assets that will have a RFID label are installed in a place in the shelf position; Start selectively in the antenna one to receive signal from the RFID label; And, send signal to receiver.Antenna is mounted, so that each is configured to from the RFID label reception signal of one assets that append to the shelf position that is installed in the equipment rack.
Fig. 1 has described exemplary asset identification systems 100, and it has a plurality of antennas 110, receiver 112, antenna selector 114, controller 116, data center manager 118 and a plurality of RFID label 120.Each antenna 110 can for example comprise four or eight loop transducers, and described transducer has the approximately inductance of 1.2 microhenrys (uH), and it can be installed on printed circuit board or the sheet metal.Yet, will be appreciated that other layout and the configuration that can utilize antenna 110.Antenna 110 can be encapsulated in the outer cover of separation or by single outer cover overall package individually.Antenna selector 114 is switches, and it is used for starting selectively communicating by letter of each antenna and receiver 112.Controller 116 is other devices that switch frame power distribution unit (PDU) or be suitable for is communicated by letter with duplexer 114 with receiver 112.Data center manager 118 is centralized data center configuration and control and management devices of automation, such as American Electric Power conversion company (APC)
Central server, product type AP9475, it is suitable for communicating by letter with controller 116.
According to a kind of execution mode, each antenna 110 is connected to receiver 112 by one or more holding wires.At this can be, holding wire that whole antennas 110 is connected in series to receiver 112 for example, or each antenna 110 is parallel-connected to the holding wire of the separation of receiver 112.Other variant that will be appreciated that the connection between antenna 110 and the receiver 112 may be utilized.Each antenna 110 also is connected to antenna selector 114 by starting line.Antenna selector 114 is connected to controller 116.In another embodiment, receiver 112 and antenna selector 114 are connected to controller 116 by one or more control line and monitoring line separately.In another execution mode, controller 116 is connected to data center manager 118 by for example local area network (LAN).
According to another kind of execution mode, RFID label 120 is associated with the assets that are used for identifying uniquely each assets.When assets were installed in the equipment rack, RFID label 120 entered the sensing range of the antenna 110 that is installed in shelf position place or close shelf position place, and wherein assets are positioned at described shelf position place.Then, antenna will receive the signal by 120 emissions of RFID label.Will be appreciated that RFID label 120 can be passive or battery auxiliary passive, and correspondingly, electric power can for example be applied to antenna 110 by the RFID reader, transmits in order to order about RFID label 120.If the RFID label is active, then power supply can be optional.
According to a kind of execution mode, receiver 112 can comprise RFID reader (specify) or similar devices, TRH031M integrated circuit (IC) chip that for example can obtain from 3ALogics.The RFID reader extracts and processes the data that are embedded in from the signal that the RFID label receives, and these data can comprise that RFID label identifier, asset identification symbol reach the out of Memory about each assets.
According to a kind of execution mode, receiver 112 can read a RFID label 120 at every turn.But receiver 112 can be connected to a plurality of antennas 110.For guaranteeing to only have RFID label 120 signals to arrive receiver 112 at any given time, each antenna 110 can be started individually by antenna selector 114.When antenna 110 was activated, the signal (if any) that is received by antenna 110 was delivered to receiver 112 by each holding wire.When antenna 110 is not activated, the suppressed arrival receiver 112 of signal (if any).
In one embodiment, antenna selector 114 can work independently, for example by having for the basic logic assembly of selecting antenna 110 according to programmable scheme.For example, this scheme can comprise each antenna 110 that starts in circular or the predetermined pattern simply.In another embodiment, controller 116 order antenna selectors 114 start specific antenna 110.It should be understood that other configuration and the pattern of day line options were possible when use can be read receiver 112 more than a RFID label 120 at every turn.
According to a kind of execution mode, the data of being extracted from signal by receiver 112 are passed to controller 116.In another embodiment, data further are delivered to data center manager 118 from controller 116.These data can include but not limited to RFID tag recognition, asset identification and asset location information.In an example, these data comprise the identification of RFID tag recognition, frame and based on the shelf position of aerial position, corresponding assets are identified and located to these data of data center manager 118 usefulness.In another example, data center manager 118 can carry out poll (poll) to controller 116 about stored or real-time data.
According to a kind of execution mode, in order to coordinate startup and the reception from the signal of each antenna 110, controller 116 marker antenna selectors 114 each of starting in the antenna 110.After the antenna 110 that starts obtained, controller 116 then marker antenna selector 114 started in other antenna 110 each to the signal that receives individually by controller 116.Each this pattern that starts an antenna 110 allows controller 116 to obtain the signal of each antenna 110, and this pattern can come repetition by the mode of " scanning ", and wherein each scanning comprises some or all in the startup antenna 110.Required total time of single sweep operation can be one second or shorter, and this allows controller 116 with in the rapid poll antenna 110 of mode repeatedly each.Because controller 116 knows thus which antenna 110 and be activated in any given time, which antenna is the 110 current signals (if any) that just received by receiver 112 that providing so controller 116 can also be identified.Identify together with antenna about the information that is embedded in the assets in the signal that is received by receiver 112 by using, controller 116 can make assets and the ad-hoc location that is associated with antenna 110 interrelated.In addition, show currently do not have assets to be positioned at this specific location without any signal (owing to do not have RFID label 120 exist).
Fig. 2 has described the front view of exemplary equipment rack 200, and its top is illustrated.Frame 200 has for the anterior mounting guide rail 210 that an equipment (being also referred to as assets herein) is installed, and this equipment is configured to be installed on such guide rail 210.Frame 200 has for the multiple installation site 212 that assets flatly is installed in various positions, is also referred to as the U position.As shown, reader 112, antenna selector 114 and controller 116 can be installed in the frame 200; Yet, these devices other place that also the specific application of basis be positioned in the frame or frame is outer fully.
According to a kind of execution mode, antenna 110, it can have closed sensing range, is positioned at the key position place in the equipment rack 200.In a kind of example, antenna 110 is positioned in a jiao of equipment rack 200.The position of each antenna 110 is relevant with a vicinity in the U position 212.Antenna 110 can for example be close to the front portion or the rear portion mounting guide rail is installed.Assets 214 with additional RFID label 120 can be installed in a place in the U position 212.Correspondingly, when near the assets 214 of the RFID label of the position the angle far away with assets of being attached to 214 are installed in the U position 212 one and locate, corresponding antenna 110 will receive signal from the RFID label.Should be understood that antenna 110 and RFID label the position can according to have preferred orientation at least one antenna 110 at each 212 place, U position specifically should be used for change.For simplicity, antenna 110 is being placed on frame 200 when interior, antenna 110 can be installed in outer cover 216 encapsulation in the frame 200.
Fig. 3 has described to have the cross-sectional, top view of the exemplary frame 200 of anterior mounting guide rail 210 and rear portion mounting guide rail 218.With anterior mounting guide rail 210 adjacent positioned be antenna 110 and outer cover 216 thereof.Being installed in the frame 200 is assets 214, and it has the RFID label 120 that is attached to the position corresponding with the position of antenna 110.Therefore, when assets 214 were installed in suitably that in the U position locates in the frame 200, RFID label 120 will be in the sensing range of the closure of the antenna 110 of correspondence.In this exemplary execution mode, assets 214 are half degree of depth devices, this means that it is by half extension of the distance from anterior mounting guide rail 210 to rear portion mounting guide rail 218.Should be understood that some device is full degree of depth device, this means that it can extend back by the whole distance from anterior mounting guide rail 210 to rear portion mounting guide rail 218.Under these circumstances, maybe advantageously, antenna 110 is placed in the alternative position, for example on rear portion mounting guide rail 218 or adjacent with rear portion mounting guide rail 218, to hold such device.In another embodiment, antenna 110 can be installed on front, side or the back door (not shown) of frame 200 or be installed in other position on the frame 200.
Fig. 4 A has described the schematic diagram of exemplary asset identification systems 100, and this asset identification systems 100 has a plurality of antennas 110, receiver 112, duplexer 114, controller 116 and data center manager 118.In the antenna 110 each comprises holding wire 410 and starts line 412.The signal that holding wire 410 receives antenna 110 (for example, being produced by the RFID label) is delivered to receiver 112.Every starts the control signal that line 412 is provided for starting corresponding antenna 110.When corresponding startup line 412 was activation, the signal that each antenna 110 receives only was passed to receiver 112.Each antenna 110 can comprise the start-up circuit 414 with diode 416.The various execution modes of start-up circuit 414 are described in greater detail below.For example, in start-up circuit 414, when the same day, line options device 114 provided control signal by starting line 412, diode 414 conductings, it has activated the little DC Forward Current by diode 414, and diode 414 makes label signal be delivered to receiver 112 from antenna 110.In another example, when not having control signal to be provided, diode 414 turn-offs, and label signal is suppressed is delivered to receiver 112 by diode 416 from antenna 110.
According to a kind of execution mode, one or more RFID labels are passive or battery is assisted passive.Excitation electrical field (energizing field) is applied to each label to order about the signal from this label.The power supply that is used for excitation electrical field can be provided, for example by the RFID reader device, such as can be from available TRH031M integrated circuit (IC) chip of 3ALogics or similar device.In one embodiment, the RFID reader is provided for encouraging interchange (AC) power supply of the label that navigates to antenna contiguously.AC electric power is by the label antenna of mutual inductance in from antenna transmission to the RFID label.In a kind of example, mutual inductance is by approximately 0.07 coupling coefficient definition; But, will understand, other coupling coefficient can be effective.When the RFID label was energized, this label generated the signal by antenna reception.This signal from antenna be delivered to the RFID reader or be delivered to for the treatment of another receiver.
Fig. 4 B has described the schematic diagram according to a kind of exemplary start-up circuit 414 of execution mode.Start-up circuit 414 comprises holding wire 410 and starts line 412, and is coupled to power supply for example DC power supply 442 and antenna 444.RFID reader (not shown) is coupled to holding wire 410.The RFID reader is provided for encouraging positioned adjacent to the AC power supplies (being different from DC power supply 422) of the RFID label (not shown) of antenna 444.Holding wire 410 is coupled to diode 416, two capacitors 418 and 420 and DC power supply 422 at least.Start-up circuit 414 also comprises the transistor 426 and 436 of the opposite end of being coupled to diode 416.Start-up circuit 414 also comprises various elements, and it for example comprises with 418,420 and 440 capacitors of quoting, diode 430, inductor 422, resistor 424,426,434 and 438 and inverse gate 432.To understand, these elements are exemplary and other Circnit Layout is possible.
In a kind of example, start-up circuit 414 conducts are at antenna 444 and be coupled to the receiver of holding wire 410 or the switch between the RFID reader (not shown).The auxiliary passive RFID label of passive or battery can be used, and encourages the AC power supplies of described label to be provided by receiver or RFID reader.Start the control signal that line 412 is provided for control switch, and holding wire 410 is provided for the path of transmitting aerial signals by start-up circuit 414, and is used for to encourage the electric power of label to be transmitted to the path of antenna 444 from receiver.For example, be when activating (for example conducting) when starting line 412, transistor 428 is connected, so that can make diode 416 conductings and be created in the forward dc bias voltage at diode 416 two ends in voltage difference diode 416 two ends, between DC power supply 422 and the ground connection.DC Forward Current makes AC electric power can be transmitted through diode 416 and arrives antenna 444.Energy from AC power supplies is launched by antenna 444, and this has encouraged the RFID label.The RFID label that is energized provides signal, and this signal is received and be passed through receiver or the RFID reader on the diode 416 arriving signal lines 410 by antenna 444.
In another example, when starting line 412 un-activations (for example turn-offing), transistor 428 is turned off, and causes diode 416 to turn-off.Transistor 436 is switched on, so that can make diode 430 conductings in voltage difference diode 430 two ends, between DC power supply 422 and the ground connection, this provides the path of ground connection for holding wire 410.Any AC electric power on the holding wire 410 will be arrived ground connection by diode 430 by short circuit, and any signal that antenna 444 receives will be suppressed by diode 416 or stop.
Fig. 5 has described to be used for the example process of identification and tracking assets 500.At frame 502 places, process begins.At frame 504 places, a plurality of antennas are installed in the equipment rack.Antenna is mounted, so that each antenna is configured to receive signal from the RFID label, described RFID label appends to the assets at a place in a plurality of shelf position that are installed in the equipment rack.At frame 506 places, the assets with RFID label are installed in a place in the shelf position.When assets were mounted, the RFID tag location was in the sensing range of the antenna that is installed in corresponding shelf position place.At frame 508 places, one in the antenna is activated to receive signal from the RFID label selectively.Described antenna can be started selectively by the duplexer that is connected to described antenna.At frame 510 places, signal sends to receiver.Receiver can comprise the RFID reader.At frame 520 places, process finishes.
In another embodiment, the action 512 to 518 that with dashed lines is indicated occurs in after the action 510.At frame 512 places, signal reads to obtain data from the RFID label by receiver.Described data can include but not limited to RFID identifier, asset identification symbol or the out of Memory relevant with assets.Described data also can comprise based on the position for the antenna that receives described data.In another embodiment, at frame 514 places, assets are identified based on described data.Assets can be for example by making unique RFID identifier be associated to identify with the description of assets in database.In another example, assets can be identified by other data that receive from the RFID label.To understand, the alternative method of identification assets can be used based on the data that receive from the RFID label.
In another execution mode, at frame 516 places, the position based on data of assets is tracked.The position of assets can be for example by making RFID identifier and interrelated identification the in position that is stored in the database.In another example, shelf controller is connected to receiver and duplexer.Shelf controller will be combined with the information of and received time of data selected about which antenna from the data that the RFID label receives, to determine the position of assets.In another execution mode, at frame 518 places, assets are controlled based on described data.Described control can include but not limited to take certain action, such as indication warning, shutoff or connect assets, registering events or safeguard the inventory of assets.
Therefore described several aspects of at least a execution mode of the present invention, should be understood that those skilled in the art, various changes, modification and improvement will be easy to occur.Such change, modification and improvement are intended for a part of this disclosure, and are intended within the spirit and scope of the present invention.Therefore, foregoing description and accompanying drawing only are the modes that illustrates by way of example.
For example, embodiments of the present invention can comprise the antenna that is configured to receive from the device that is different from the RFID label signal, and described device is such as transponder, optical bar code reader etc.Embodiments of the present invention can comprise installs the position that is different from equipment shell with antenna, near the doorway such as the motion that is used for tracking assets turnover room.Embodiments of the present invention can comprise the alternative system and method that uses based on the assets inventory management of the data that receive from the RFID label.In addition, the RFID label can append to assets by many modes, for example appends to the feed cable that is connected to assets.
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1. an asset identification and tracking system comprise:
A plurality of antennas, each in described a plurality of antennas are constructed and arranged to be installed in the interior a plurality of shelf position of equipment rack;
Receiver, it is coupled in described a plurality of antenna each; And
Antenna selector, it is coupled to each in described a plurality of antenna in order to start selectively communication between in described a plurality of antenna one and the described receiver.
2. the system as claimed in claim 1 also comprises the controller that is coupled to described receiver and described antenna selector.
3. system as claimed in claim 2 also comprises data center manager, and this data center manager is coupled to described controller and is configured to identifies and follow the tracks of assets based on the information that receives from described controller.
4. the system as claimed in claim 1, each in wherein said a plurality of antennas are configured to receive the signal by the emission of RFID label, and described RFID label appends to the assets that are installed in the described equipment rack.
5. the system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said receiver comprises the RFID reader.
6. the system as claimed in claim 1, in wherein said a plurality of antenna each comprises holding wire and starts line, wherein said holding wire is coupled to described receiver, wherein said startup line is coupled to described antenna selector, and in wherein said a plurality of antenna each is configured to when electric current is applied to the startup line of the corresponding antenna in described a plurality of antenna by described antenna selector signal is delivered to described receiver by described holding wire.
7. system as claimed in claim 6, each in wherein said a plurality of antennas also comprises the start-up circuit that is coupled to described startup line and described holding wire.
8. system as claimed in claim 7, wherein said start-up circuit comprises diode.
9. the system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said a plurality of antennas are encapsulated at least one outer cover.
10. method that is used for identification and follows the tracks of assets comprises:
In a plurality of antennas each is installed in the equipment rack, so that each in described a plurality of antenna is configured to receive signal from the RFID label, described RFID label appends to the assets at a shelf position place in a plurality of shelf position that are installed in the described equipment rack;
The described assets that will have a described RFID label are installed in the described shelf position place in described a plurality of shelf position;
Start selectively in described a plurality of antenna one to receive described signal from described RFID label; And
Described signal is sent to receiver.
11. method as claimed in claim 10 also comprises by described receiver and reads the signal that receives, to obtain the data from described RFID label.
12. method as claimed in claim 11 also comprises based on described at least one assets of described data identification.
13. method as claimed in claim 11 also comprises the position based on described at least one assets of described data tracking.
14. method as claimed in claim 11 also comprises based on described at least one assets of described Data Control.
15. an asset identification and tracking system comprise:
A plurality of antennas, it is configured to be installed in the equipment rack; And
Be coupled to the device of described a plurality of antennas, the RFID label that the assets in described device is used for sensing and is installed in described equipment rack are associated and for the position of the described assets of identifying described equipment rack.
16. system as claimed in claim 15 also comprises be used to the device of identifying described assets.
17. system as claimed in claim 15 also comprises the device be used to the position of following the tracks of described assets.
18. system as claimed in claim 15 also comprises be used to the device of controlling described assets.
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